Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-27


that
Grover Cleveland is the most
respected, trusted and popular
man living with the readers of the
World.
| Well, if this be so, Mr.. Cleve-
land and his friends should be
satisfied with the World instead OF
finding fault with it.
But if, as our contemporary
maintains, "the Democratic party
can win now by making Cleveland
ism its shibbOleth at once, and as
clearly and loudly as it will do in
1855" there are a few things that
we should like to have explained.
Why is it that the election of
last year and this year have gone
against the Democratic party 4?
Why did it lose Indiana and VIr-
ginia and sustain serious losses in
North Carolina and West Virginia?
Why was the party utterly demon
allied and nearly wiped out in
Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwaukee
and ether Western cities Why
has its majority just been cut
down one-half in Kentucky, On the
largest vote, it now appears ever
cast there?
Were all these States and COM
munities affected by personal
dislike" Of the President? Our
contemporary cannot mean to be-
little American politics by such an
imputation. The voters have ex-
pressed at the ballot box what the
World has expressed in its columns
a sense of deep disappointment
and dissatisfaction at the lack of
actual achievements by the Adj
ministration of their choice.
We do not consider that Presi-
dent Cleveland is so much respon-
sible for this failure and the con-
sequent dissatisfaction as are the
editors Of the party journals and
its leaders. They have been silent
when they should have spoken.
They have tiattered him hypocrit-
ically when they should have told
the truth. How could it be ex-
pected that even a well meaning
and honest man, inexperienced in
national affairs and unacquainted
with the country and its public
men, should correct his mistakes
and act wisely when both the
Mugwumps, on whom he mas
leaned, and his own party friends
have persisted in representing to
him that his errors were marvellous
exhibitions Of discretion and that
his plumbers were most sagacious
strokes of statesmanship7
Such.is not our idea of the edi-
torial function. Such is not our
notion of personal kindness or
party fealty. When a really cour-
ageous journal, like the Brooklyn
Eagle, can seriously propose Pres
ident-worship, and name "Cleve-
landism" as the single shibboleth
and the sole standard of the Dem
ocrotic party, the wonder is not
that the President has not done
better, but that he has not done
much worse.
So far as the labor party is con-
cerned, the World has simply told
the truth about it. And here again
interrogation is in order. IF things
political are as the eagle repre-
sents, why this extraordinary spec
tacle at Syracuse It cannot he
said that the Labor delegates are
all fools, or knaves, or actuated by
dislike" or disappointment.
Why did Sc, 900 men in this city,
largely Democrats, vote for Henry
George last fall? Were they all
moved by personal motives?
The World recognizes in the La
Dor movement the most serious
danger that has threatened the
Democratic party in many years.
We do not say that it is fatal to
Democratic success. 1t is not yet
too late for Congress to do some
thing to meet the expectations OF
the people. If the taxes shall be
reduced, If Civil-Service Reform
! shall be redeemed from contempt,
if Huntington and the other Pacific
Railroad corruptionists and plum
derers shall be be placed where
Sharp is--if, in short. any great
thing shall be done TO meet the